物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
物质
wùzhì
substance; material
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种物质有毒。 Zhè zhǒng wùzhì yǒu dú. This substance is poisonous.
- 物质生活好了。 Wùzhì shēnghuó hǎo le. Material life has improved.
- 水是物质吗。 Shuǐ shì wùzhì ma. Is water a substance.